News For: Peachcare Insurance For AdultsFinance Q&A: Job loss and health insurance Question: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Answer: Don't confuse "best" with "affordable." One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be. AMA head raps lack of health insurance Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the Buffalo physician and University at Buffalo Medical School senior associate dean who became the president of the American Medical Association in June, told UB medical students and alumni Friday that it was ���unconscionable��� that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. Pennsylvania Physicians Concerned About Renewal Of Medical Malpractice Insurance Subsidy Program Physicians in Pennsylvania are concerned that the state's Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error fund, which provides doctors with subsidies for malpractice insurance, could expire this year as lawmakers debate changes to the state's health care system, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.Gov. Will businesses dump workers onto Charter Oak? HARTFORD ��� The state���s healthcare advocate questioned Friday whether businesses would cancel their health insurance and dump employees onto Gov. M. Jodi Rell���s new Charter Oak network. Cause of insurance examiner's death can't be determined An autopsy says the body of a state insurance investigator that was found in South Carolina in May was so badly decomposed that medical examiners can't determine how she died. Divided Pa. Legislature heads into home stretch Senate Republicans held a news conference last week to pressure the House to vote on seven government integrity reforms. Around the same time, House Democrats were criticizing senators for inaction on health insurance legislation. Florida couple turns food talk into board game MIAMI -- Eric and Monica Ash moved to northwest Broward, Fla., from Alexandria, Va., in May with a newborn, a toddler and no regular paychecks to cover the mortgage or employers to subsidize the health insurance. Eric says they're living a dream. Coles County medical clinic for uninsured planned UPDATED MATTOON ��� For patients without health insurance, the out-of-pocket cost for a routine visit to the doctor typically is about $100. Health insurance outpacing income WASHINGTON Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. Health center closings leave patients stumped Two area medical centers closed Tuesday with no explanation, leaving some patients wondering where to go for care. It could not be determined whether Martinsville Family Medical Center on Hospital Drive, Martinsville, and Sandy River Medical Center in Axton will reopen. |

